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Petition demanding emergency budget amid cost-of-living crisis exceeds 100,000 signatures

Campaigners want to see Universal Credit boosted again

Wales Online

More than 120,000 call for emergency budget NOW as Tories continue to squabble

This morning former Chancellor Sajid Javid said he "assumed" the Treasury was drawing up options to present to the new Prime Minister next month, as alarmed Brits back calls by Gordon Brown to hammer out a response sooner

Daily Mirror

Plea for Bristol landlords to give up property for a refugee family

Brislington Welcome community group is working tirelessly to rehouse a refugee family in Bristol

Bristol Post

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Some DWP Universal Credit claimants denied £326 cost of living payment

It has been revealed that some Universal Credit claimants have been denied the first £326 instalment of the £650 cost of living payment due to being sanctioned during the qualifying period

Glasgow Live

‘Outrageous’: Fury as some Universal Credit claimants denied £326 cost of living payment

Charities demand ‘urgent’ re-think, as some vulnerable claimants fall foul of sanctions rule

The Independent UK

DWP cuts record number of Universal Credit claimants' benefits in Tory crackdown

It comes after Tory ministers forced claimants to look for more jobs or be sanctioned in a crackdown to get 500,000 more people into work by June.

Daily Mirror

DWP change to help Sky, BT and Virgin customers get cheaper bills from next week

People receiving Universal Credit and other benefits could see bills slashed

Wales Online

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Universal Credit payments may be 'wiped out' by energy price rises

PREPAYMENT energy meter customers on Universal Credit could see their entire payments effectively “wiped out” by soaring energy costs – or…

The National (Scotland)

DWP denies £326 cost of living payment to 'sanctioned' Universal Credit claimants

Campaigners demanded that the Department for Work and Pensions tear up the 'outrageous' decision on some sanctioned claimants - with energy bills potentially topping £5,000 each year.

Chronicle Live

DWP denies £326 cost of living payment to Universal Credit claimants who got a sanction

Campaigners demanded the DWP tear up the “outrageous” and “ill-judged” decision on some sanctioned claimants, revealed in guidance seen by the Mirror, as energy bills could top £5,000 a year

Daily Mirror

DWP announces major change to help Universal Credit claimants get cheaper broadband

A wave of cost of living deals will help internet service customers who are receiving certain benefits

Manchester Evening News

Universal Credit payments could arrive early next week - see if you're affected

There is a bank holiday coming up on Monday, August 29, and if you’re due a benefit payment on this day - for example, Universal Credit - you might find you get paid earlier

Daily Mirror

Huge Universal Credit shake-up will see thousands more people pressured into finding work

Roughly 114,000 people will be moved from the "light touch" work group to "intensive work search" due to a planned increase in the Administration Earnings Threshold (AET)

Daily Mirror

Scots who claim Universal Credit could see benefits 'wiped out' by using prepayment meters amid soaring energy costs

EXCLUSIVE: Monthly energy payments for prepayment customers could hit £595 per month - more than the standard allowance of Universal Credit across a range of claimant types.

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Some benefit claimants face spending 'more than half' their cash on energy bills

Labour research claimed a single, childless claimant will spend 59% of their cash on electricity and gas from January - even after £400 of help for energy bills is included

Wales Online

Universal Credit changes will see tens of thousands pushed towards getting a job

It will kick in next month

Nottingham Post

New DWP Universal Credit rules mean thousands will be pushed to get a job

New Universal Credit rules will mean more mandatory job centre appointments and face to face reviews

Chronicle Live

Major DWP rule change will see Universal Credit claimants pressured to get a job

New rules will bring in more mandatory Job Centre appointments and face to face reviews for those on Universal Credit

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Wales Online

When Universal Credit and other DWP benefits will be paid for August bank holiday and rest of the year

There's a bank holiday coming up

Liverpool Echo

Universal Credit rule change will see thousands pressured to get a job

New Universal Credit rules will mean more mandatory job centre appointments and face to face reviews

The Independent UK

Gordon Brown calls for government to drop energy price cap and nationalise firms which cannot lower bills

Former Labour prime minister says ‘several urgently needed decisions’ need to be taken

Daily Record

DWP shares new details for second cost of living payment worth £324 due this autumn

People claiming certain benefits will receive the second instalment of the £650 support package.

Liverpool Echo

Millions of DWP claimants could each receive £1,500 backpay

An earlier court decision is being appealed

Wales Online

Calls grow for Government to halt Universal Credit's Covid clawback

MPs say repayment will cause hardship as around 15,000 claim they are being wrongly chased to recover benefits cash

Daily Mirror

Cost of living crisis in full - what you'll pay versus what help you'll get

Energy bills are set to soar this winter to triple what you paid last year - prompting desperate calls for cost-of-living help and an emergency budget. Here's what we know and how it affects you

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